When the sun rises all bad dreams disappear.
The dream catchers would filter out all bad dreams and allow only good thoughts into our minds. So mothers and grandmothers would weave magical webs for the children using willow loops and cords made from plants. The Ojibwe nation spreads to the corners of North America and it becomes difficult for Asibikaashi to reach all of the children. Storytellers began with a spider woman named Asibikaashi and she takes care of the children and the people of the land. There is an Ancient Ojibwe legend about the origin of the dream catcher. However many Native Americans have began to see dream catchers as over commercialized, offensively misappropriated and misused by non-natives. They have become the symbol of unity among Indian nations and a symbol of identification with our first native American Nations cultures. After a pan- Indian movement they were adopted by Native Americans of many different nations. Origin Legends and Beliefsĭream catchers began with the tribe of Ojibwe people and were later incorporated by other neighboring nations through intermarriage or by trade.
The dream catcher is almost always decorated with beautiful, sacred items of feathers and beads. It is a handmade object based on a willow hoop onto which is woven a loose net or web. In some Native American cultures a dream catcher means an inanimate form of the word “ spider”, or means “ dream snare”.
